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The UK coast is constantly being bombarded by sea waves.  There is a massive amount of power available from these waves.  Jonathan describes three different ways of generating electrical power from water waves.

Bill cuts a copper pipe from his ceilng to show the five properties of copper that make it the most important metal for our world: From clean water to electronics.

To engineer an object means to make choices. Bill illustrates how the choice of having a single heating element made an engineer find a creative way to pump water with no moving parts.

When two different metals are placed in a salt solution (an electrolyte) the chemistry produces a voltage. This is called a cell. By wiring up a number of these cells we can make a battery and use it to power electrical circuits.

How bacteria can be used to solve a variety of environmental problems.